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Unusually for Swedish stalwarts Hilleberg, this lightweight ridge tent pitches with trekking poles. It’s roomy, stable, and a great success.
£630
roomy, stable, good ventilation, lightweight
expensive
Outer: Kerlon 1000 20D silicone ripstop nylon 5000mm hydrostatic head
Inner: mesh doors, 10D nylon roof
Groundsheet: PU 50D nylon, 12,000mm hydrostatic head
Poles: none, uses trekking poles
Porches: 2
Inner dimensions: 220x120 cm, 41cm high in centre
Launched last year, the Anaris is a ridge tent that pitches with trekking poles, unusually for Hilleberg. It’s in Hilleberg’s Yellow Label category of tents – “intended for use in warmer climates and snow-free conditions”. That means large mesh panels on the inner and good ventilation options.
The Anaris is based on Hilleberg’s first ever tent, the Keb, launched back in 1973 and the first tent to have a connected inner and outer so they could be pitched together. That’s been a standard on Hilleberg tents ever since.
Like the Keb the Anaris features a ridge running across the tent rather than along it, so you sleep at right angles to it. This means the vestibules run along each side, creating easy access, masses of room, and many door configurations. The tent is roomy for two, with each person having their own door and vestibule, and voluminous for one. Short walls at each end of the
